New Year 2024

2023 Story





The year 2023 was full of the highest highs and the lowest lows. Thank God for all his favour, protection, mercy, grace, and blessings. To God be the glory, great things he has done!

A resolution I'd fulfilled this year was to revisit or 'properly visit' several cities and places, some of which I'd previously visited for work but for leisure instead this time, and some new places. This included Hanoi in Vietnam, Jeju & Seogwipo and Busan in South Korea, Manchester in England, and Sydney in Australia. Curated several food trails as well.

Hanoi, Vietnam — Hat Vendor On The Streets

Hanoi, Vietnam — Food Trail, Bún Chả / Grilled Pork Noodles @ Bún Chả Hương Liên

Jeju & Seogwipo, South Korea — Rolling Green Hills, Clear Blue Skies, Fluffy White Clouds

Jeju & Seogwipo, South Korea — Food Trail, Haemultang / Seafood Stew Hot Pot @ Samseonghyeol Haemultang (원조 삼성혈해물탕 본점)

Busan, South Korea — View From Busan X The Sky

Busan, South Korea — Selection of Eomuk / Fish Cake @ Goraesa Eomuk Fishcake Shop (고래사어묵)

Manchester, England — Atmosphere Of Football / Soccer

Manchester, England — Food Trail, Apple And Blackberry Crumble @ The Old Wellington

Sydney, Australia — Maroubra Beach

Sydney, Australia — Strawberry Watermelon Cake @ Black Star Pastry

Made the effort to catch up regularly with friends, and will continue to do so.














On 31-Dec-2023, I completed One Piece episode 1,088. Also completed watching the One Piece Live Action series (2023 Season 1) on Netflix, which I felt captured the spirit of the characters while making the story more accessible and streamlined.

One Piece Live Action (2023 Season 1), Source Credits

For the life project where I'm eating my way through famous Singaporean hawker and casual dining food, I managed to complete those dishes starting with 'F', 'G', and 'H' in 2023. As before, this isn't exactly comprehensive, but it's a journey.

Fish And Chips

Fish Ball Noodles

Fish Kadai

Fish Soup And Fish Porridge

Fish Tikka

Fried Oyster Omelette

Gajar Ka Halwa

Ginger And Egg Custard Pudding

Gulab Jamun

Hokkien Mee

Honey Sea Coconut And Nata De Coco

Hot Chocolate / Drinking Chocolate

Hot Dog

Attained several milestones in my professional capacity, the highlight of which is the normalisation of work volume thanks to additional manpower support, being recognised for more than a decade of service, leading a sucessful learning festival, and the craziness of being thrown in to save a high-profile project at the last minute.




Also had several milestones in my personal capacity, from learning and networking at the Human Capital Leadership Institute HR Leaders Programme, upskilling in prompt engineering for generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), moving to a new place, dealing with scams and hospitalisations, investing into the future, and giving back to the community and society.




Looking forward to 2024, and better things ahead!


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Best Of Singapore Hawkers & Casual Dining: Hot Dog

Hot Dog

Christmas 2023

Best Of Singapore Hawkers & Casual Dining: Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate

All Manchester Attractions We Visited 2023

Snapshots of the iconic tourist attractions we visited in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.

Manchester Street Food

Manchester Street Food is an integral part of British English cuisine, otherwise known in England as 'Pub Grub'.

Apple And Blackberry Crumble

Manchester Food Trail 2023, Days 3 & 4

Manchester Food Trail 2023, Days 1 & 2